Katie + Steffen: A Wedding Podcast

Have you considered a wedding website? The folks at The Knot have made it pretty easy for you to set up a great wedding website and showcase the details of your big day and even include some fun details about the two of you, your wedding party, and more! In this episode we talk about a wedding website and the benefits it offers you. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aweddingpodcast/support

Can you believe we are already over halfway through 2020? It seems like most years, at about this point we are wishing the year would slow down, but I think we can all agree we would just rather get to 2021 as quickly as possible. Sheesh! But it's the 4th of July!! Cookouts, fireworks, time at the beach or pool. You know? The classics. What are you doing for the 4th? We talk about our favorite things to do and wish you a happy 4th in today's episode. It's a quick one because we know you have a lot going on. Happy 4th Everyone! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aweddingpodcast/support

This is part 2 of choosing your wedding party. Last week, we had such a great conversation with three brides and their insight of choosing their wedding. Now we recap everything from a vendor's perspective, and as usual, we go on plenty of rabbit trails to keep the conversation interesting. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aweddingpodcast/support

How many people should you have on each side? Can there be such a thing as too many or too little? Who should you choose to stand next to you on your wedding day? We answer these questions and more in this episode, but it's not just our thoughts and opinions, we featured three other brides who talk about their experience with the wedding party. One bride had two, another five, and another eight. This was such a fun episode with a ton of insight into choosing your wedding party. How many were in your wedding party? If you are engaged, how many are you planning on having? Connect with us on social and let us know! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aweddingpodcast/support

In today’s episode we talk with Kass Fogle. Kass is an award-winning author, speaker, blogger and podcaster at The Introverted Believer. She is also CEO of Vim & Vigor Business Operations Consulting (website going live soon!). Kass holds two senior certifications in Human Resources and is working on her Director of Operations Certification. She lives, works, and worships in South Central Illinois with her husband, Matt and her two almost grown children. Her lab-basset, Rosie rules the roost.We talk about how to handle wedding planning as an introvert. We also discuss how family, wedding party and even wedding vendors handle wedding planning with an introverted bride. What an informative episode this was! We learned so much from Kass! Be sure to subscribe, share, and rate us on iTunes and anywhere else you may listen to podcasts!This month’s sponsors and specials:Save 10% with licensed music: https://bit.ly/awp-soundstripeSave on Hosting with Bluehost: https://bit.ly/awp-bluehost --- Supp

From engagement pictures to wedding pictures, what are you to do with all these images? In this digital age, chances are you've been given a flash drive or a gallery full of images. Now what? This is where Artifact Uprising comes in handy. Artifact Uprising creates joy by helping you honor the meaningful in your life through printed photo gifts, books, and more. With a focus on high quality and elevated design, we hope to make permanence of what matters most. This was a fun episode to not only talk printed materials but to also chat about weddings with Shannon. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aweddingpodcast/support

This is part two, if you didn't check out last week's episode, definitley do that! Maybe you had to reschedule your wedding, or maybe you are dealing with a lot of unknowns right now, how do you stay positive during this time? What are some things you can do? We talk about this and so much more in today's episode, again with Tip Tanya! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aweddingpodcast/support

Folks, she's back! You know anytime Tanya joins us in studio, it's going to be a great episode. What could be even better? What about two episodes?! This is a two part episode, we are going to try a new format moving forward bringing you smaller podcasts so you don't feel the commitment strain of having to listen to an hour long episode. Lockdown has appeared to have gone on longer than most expected which has led to many weddings being rescheduled. What is the proper way of handing it? What about your stationery? You've printed your invitations, what do you do now that the date has been rescheduled? Tanya brings all of her knowledge to this discussion to let you know how to go about things and more importantly, how she can help you with some of those changes. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aweddingpodcast/support

We are back in the studio!! After weeks of being quarantined away from each other, it was time to be back in the studio to record. Our first episode back on set is with a bride-to-be out of Ohio, Tara. Shortly after getting engaged, she started a blog to document her planning process and to help other brides on their wedding planning journey as well. What a blast it was to talk to her about her and her fiance, her blog and social media, and all things wedding planning. Follow her on IG @weddingintaradise --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aweddingpodcast/support

In this episode, we review the newly released Netflix movie, "Love Wedding Repeat" starring Sam Claflin and Olivia Munn. You'll notice we have reviewed a couple of movies during this quarantine time, but Father of the Bride and Meet the Parents are two older movies, we wanted to do something a little more modern that more people might have access to. Love Wedding Repeat is a different sort of romantic comedy with lots of twists and turns, but also a movie that makes you ask why or wonder what just happened. Check out this episode to hear our thoughts on it as well as some thoughts we had in regards to wedding planning and this movie. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aweddingpodcast/support

The ability to go out and enjoy a night out on the town has been removed, now what? What does date night look like? What if you live a distance away and traveling is not an option, what do you do? What if you've watched every movie and show there is to watch, what now? Fortunately, there is plenty to do as a couple during this time of quarantine. Whether you are engaged, dating, married, living together, living apart, there are so many options and in today's episode we go over a few of those options. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aweddingpodcast/support

As a part of our Wedding Movie Showdown last month, Meet the Parents was the runner-up behind Father of the Bride. We decided to review Meet the Parents. The movie released 20 years ago... that's so crazy to think about, any of my other 30-somethings out there blown away that this movie released two decades ago?!! Fortunately, it's just as funny as it was the first time watching it, although some of the jokes are clearly dated compared to today's more socially conscience jokes. While this movie isn't necessarily a "wedding movie" it does involve a wedding, a relationships, and an engagement. Meet the Fockers would probably be more of a wedding movie than this one, but this one is a classic meeting the in-laws movie. What can we learn from this movie? What are some takeaways for brides, grooms, and parents? We talk about that and more in today's episode. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aweddingpodcast/support

Selecting who to invite to the wedding can prove to be quite a chore when it comes to your wedding planning. Chances are, you have a list of people and your family has a list of people they want to invite too. Let's be honest, you can't invite everyone, but how do you choose who to invite and who not to? How do you determine if someone should be on the list or not? In today's episode, we go over how to make these difficult decisions in hopes to maybe make things a little bit easier for you. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aweddingpodcast/support

The movie has been out for almost 30 years now, however, we are bringing it back to do a proper review on it from two experienced wedding vendors. This was also the winner of our 2020 Wedding Movie Showdown we had this month. Did you participate? If not, you probably aren't following us on Facebook and you should probably do that. ;) Father of the Bride is both Katie and Steffen's favorite wedding movie, needless to say, this was a fun one to review. You can tell the passion in this movie by the length of this podcast episode! What a fun episode this was. Even though we all know the movie and there aren't any surprises, there are some things Katie and Steffen bring up that you may not have noticed before. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aweddingpodcast/support

You are engaged and typically the next step is to book your venue. Venues are usually the first thing booked for any wedding, but the big question is, what venue do you book? Perhaps you've had one on your mind for a while, but it's capable of holding 500+ people and your wedding only has 125. This is something to consider because 125 guests in a 500+ person event hall isn't going to look right. Or maybe it's the other way around. However, do you know an idea of what your guest list might be? You don't need to know 100% how many will be coming to your wedding, but chances are you might have an idea. Start with the guest list size and then go on to some of the other items we discuss when it comes to booking your venue. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aweddingpodcast/support

Our first call-in guest, and we can't be more excited! Scott is one of Disney’s top DJs and is also the author of the book Wedding Perfections. In this episode, we talk about all things wedding entertainment. From DJ to live band, from the humble beginnings of Scott's career to being one of Disney's top DJs, Scott brings many years of knowledge and stories and we are so excited to feature him on today's episode. Be sure to subscribe, share, and rate us on iTunes and anywhere else you may listen to podcasts! This month's sponsors and specials: Save 10% with licensed music: https://soundstripe.com?fpr=aweddingpodcast Save on Hosting with Bluehost: https://www.bluehost.com/track/shp/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aweddingpodcast/support

What a unique time in human history we are living through right now. Uncertainty, questions, fear are all surrounding the issue of COVID-19 and how to respond to it and what to do about it. If you are planning a wedding and your date is coming up, what should you do? How should you respond? Should you cancel, postpone, leave the date? We talk about this in today's unique episode. Because of the current quarantine we are in, Katie was unable to join Steffen in the studio. Our studio is at Steffen's house. However, because of our equipment upgrade earlier this year and having the ability to take phone calls, Katie was able to call in and provide value as if it's any other podcast. While she may sound a little different in the recording, the value is still the same. We are truly in this together. From delays in wedding planning to restaurants closing for a while, to photography being put on hold, and even podcast episodes not being able to happen in the studio as usual. We are going through this together, but pu

We are going a little off the wedding planning train in this episode, however, not only do home buying and wedding planning share a lot of the same thoughts, frustrations, stresses, and excitement, but they oftentimes go along with wedding planning. Maybe you are engaged and you found the dream home to get started in as you two get married. Or maybe you recently got married and you are ready to take another big step together and find a home. Whatever the case may be, while home buying doesn't have anything to do with wedding planning per se, the similarities and timing make this a relevant topic to discuss. Plus, did you know that our very own Katie is a real estate agent! This is her area of expertise. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aweddingpodcast/support

It's still early in your wedding planning process, but maybe you are in that window to send your save the dates. But when is that window of time? When should you send save the dates? What should save the dates look like? Tip Tanya is back to provide these answers and more. This is Tanya's fourth episode and we are always so excited when she joins us. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aweddingpodcast/support

The day is finally here to be planning your engagement pictures. Where will you go? Will you stay local or travel? What is the overall vibe you want your engagement pictures to give? Are they going to be storytelling? Fashion themed? Traditional? What about clothing? What should you wear? We answer these questions and more in this episode. Steffen is a wedding photographer and he brings over 10 years of wedding photography knowledge to the table. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aweddingpodcast/support